Building technology / Lighting
Make lighting technology part of the plan
Plan lighting controls, sensing and system connections around the experience people need and the way your building operates.
Which lighting-related capabilities support the agreed use cases, and how should they connect?
Look beyond the individual fitting.
Lighting infrastructure can support presence information, daylight response, environmental sensing and connections with other systems. We explore those possibilities alongside the lighting designer’s brief and your operating priorities.
We assess the technology capabilities, specify the useful connections and agree ownership with your team. Appointed lighting and controls specialists provide detailed design, installation and commissioning.
Define the useful connections.
Match each sensing function to its intended purpose. A presence signal for lighting control and a people count for workplace planning have different requirements. Shared infrastructure also needs clear arrangements for power, gateways, software and support.
We carry those requirements into the technology brief, supplier evaluation and acceptance scenarios so the team can assess the proposed capability.
Connect lighting status with room use.
We agree which occupancy signals, lighting status and manual override records the operating team needs. We define how that information reaches the building platform, who investigates exceptions and who approves setting changes. The appointed specialists develop the detailed lighting control strategy; we coordinate the technology, interface and acceptance requirements.
Information with a purpose.
Building information / an illustrative example
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Read sample values
| time local | people count | electricity demand kw | boundary | status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0 | 19 | illustrative office floor | synthetic |
| 07:00 | 3 | 21 | illustrative office floor | synthetic |
| 08:00 | 18 | 27 | illustrative office floor | synthetic |
| 09:00 | 64 | 39 | illustrative office floor | synthetic |
| 10:00 | 90 | 48 | illustrative office floor | synthetic |
| 11:00 | 104 | 53 | illustrative office floor | synthetic |
| 12:00 | 96 | 51 | illustrative office floor | synthetic |
| 13:00 | 72 | 49 | illustrative office floor | synthetic |
| 14:00 | 100 | 54 | illustrative office floor | synthetic |
| 15:00 | 111 | 57 | illustrative office floor | synthetic |
| 16:00 | 97 | 54 | illustrative office floor | synthetic |
| 17:00 | 74 | 49 | illustrative office floor | synthetic |
| 18:00 | 42 | 40 | illustrative office floor | synthetic |
| 19:00 | 15 | 33 | illustrative office floor | synthetic |
| 20:00 | 4 | 29 | illustrative office floor | synthetic |
| 21:00 | 0 | 27 | illustrative office floor | synthetic |
| 22:00 | 0 | 26 | illustrative office floor | synthetic |
What to agree before choosing technology
- The intended sensing or control information
- Interface behaviour against the agreed brief
- Support ownership and operating requirements
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